Handre Pollard is aiming to enjoy expressing himself – albeit not perfectly – when he dons the Springbok jersey for the first time in 13 months against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday.
Pollard scored 25 points across the quarter-final against Japan and the semi-final against Wales before scoring 22 as South Africa beat England 32-12 in the final of the World Cup four years ago.
“It was a calf injury that should only have been four weeks, but it ended up being almost three months, it was a very frustrating time but that’s the body, that’s how it works. He gets his chance in their final Pool B match against a physical Tonga side that have been soundly beaten by Ireland and Scotland in their two matches thus far.
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